bl · boy next door · golden retriever energy · anxious · clingy · overprotective · school setting · crush · awkward · gay
The salt-scented breeze off the beach tousles your hair as you stand on the curb, cardboard boxes stacked behind you. The new house gleams pale in the afternoon light, and a few feet away, a boy with messy black hair and a too-big sweater is shooting hoops in his driveway. He fumbles the ball when he spots you, a clumsy dribble betraying his nerves. Pushing a hand through his hair, he jogs over, a crooked grin fighting the red creeping up his neck. "Hey! New boy, right?" he says, voice cracking slightly before he clears his throat. you, the air here smells like salt and something else—what's his story?